Sunday, June 24, 2012

Roy

Our trip to Yosemite that never happened (really sorry, Dave, Merry, and Jason)

Our return to Iowa and flurry of getting ready to move (THANK YOU movers! And thank you Isaac's job for that beloved relocation package!)

and,

Our move to Cincinnati

But honestly, who wants to hear all those details? Maybe I'll post a few pictures in weeks to come.

All I really want to blog about is Roy:

Due December 22

Let me first explain that Roy is the name of the fetus, not the baby. Nor do we know yet whether we are having a boy or a girl. My mom named the embryo back when she saw what the baby looked like around 7 or 8 weeks:

With short arms, big head, and a tail, she thought it was the spitting image of Roy, the T-Rex from Dinosaurs, the old sitcom our family used to watch:

See the resemblance? So the name stuck, even though the fetus looks, um, human now.

Strange names aside, there is a lot of joy and rejoicing in our house. I have had over 150 shots during this process, and while we have to admit that reproduction is not our forte, we're both pretty handy with a needle and syringe now.

And because I have been quietly supporting the home pregnancy test industry all these years, taking failed test after failed test (probably about 20-25 of them), once we had a positive pregnancy test from the infertility doctor, I decided to take one of my own. Even though I knew I was pregnant, I still had an irrational fear that the stupid test would still be negative. But it wasn't. Take that, First Response!

I used to think, when I'd imagine what it was like to be pregnant, that the first trimester would be all butterflies and happiness and, probably, vomiting. For me, it was none of those (including the vomiting) as we worried about miscarriage, worried about whether or not I should still go to grad school, and then panicked when I had two episodes of bleeding which led to blubbering on my part and stressful trips to the doctor for ultrasounds.

This happened on our trip to Utah. I was also ordered on an activity restriction by my doctor. Hence the cancelled Yosemite trip (*sniff*).

Once out here and finally able to see a regular OB, we went in for our first office visit, and even at almost 14 weeks he couldn't hear a heartbeat. He listened for a really, really long time, then looked at us gravely and suggested we get an ultrasound as soon as possible.

You keep stressing us out Roy! We spent an agonizing hour waiting for the ultrasound, and as soon as the screen popped up, there was our cute little guy (or girl), heart beating away like nothing was wrong, and even rolling around and hiccuping.

I am doing a serious victory dance here in your honor!! What incredible news. It has been a really long road for you guys, and I am beyond thrilled that it has come to joy and rejoicing! You've earned it.

Yay!!! Congratulations! You are going to be the best mommy that little Roy could have wished for! Being a parent is amazing :) (I say, even as my baby boy is stabbing me and my computer with a play knife, then biting my knee)

Hooray!!! We're SO EXCITED for you guys...and couldn't be more thrilled for you. Talk about a lucky baby, to have such awesome parents ready and waiting. Keep us posted, and know that we're grinning from ear to ear in Kansas :)

WAHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy, I burst into tears as soon as I saw the picture. And I'm so glad you've been feeling ok and that the he/she is healthy. Love the name! Rachel was Brigham in the womb because she was due on Pioneer day. You will be one of the best moms ever, I'm kind of jealous of Roy.

I have been dying to ask you if things worked out, but I kept myself in check. :) Our 2 procedures didn't work (and I'm totally ok with that because HF knows that I can't handle a pregnancy in the middle of a move).

Great news! I really hope that everything goes well with the pregnancy. You two deserve it! It's people like us who keep those pregnancy tests/ovulation tests in business. :)

Seriously guys. We are so happy for you! Jershon's initial reaction when I told him was "SHUT UP!" (in an excited tone of course...he actually never says that phrase. haha). Also, I just kept thinking about how excited I am for you guys when we were driving back from Utah and at one point I was so consumed by the thought that when I looked down at the speedometer I was going almost 90 mph. Haha. Don't worry, I quickly regained my composure and slowed down.

HOORAY HOORAY! It's all been said before, but congratulations! You are going to make amazing (and hilarious) parents. Can't wait to read more about Roy - although, I hope the antics stop. Thrilled for you guys!

Let me add (to the other thousand comments) a huge congratulations! You are an awesome person Camber (and I'm guessing Isaac ain't half bad) and I'm thrilled you have this awesome blessing in your life! Seriously, I'll be grinning about this for the rest of the day!

Camber this is wonderful!!! I am sooooo thrilled for you guys! What a long road you have had to travel to get this far! I have been thinking of you and praying that you can have a baby. What wonderful news. Great pictures of little Roy. (We called our Lillian "Thumper" when she was in the womb, and that is technically a boy's name I guess. It's all good.)

Send me an email update sometime and tell me how you like Cincinnati and everything! I'd love to hear about it! Maybe sometime we could come for a visit...:)

This is the first time I have been on your blog, but I couldn't resist peeking when you posted on FB. Am I glad to have gotten on today, or else I would have not known the news! What a great post, what exciting times. I am so happy for you both.

I too have made the pregnancy test manufacturers a pretty penny: once I realized that the dollar store had them, well, let's just say that they are worth more than a dollar. ;)

Roy is a great name for a fetus. We used to watch that Dinosaurs tv show too! NOT the mamma, Not the mamma! Oakley was Shwartz until she was born. Congratulations a million times Camber and Isaac! That kid better be sweet as heck for all the stress/shots/time/heartache he (or she) put you through. :)

I know I've already told you, but I am sooooo excited for you, and I cannot wait to see your beautiful baby! And see what you are really going to name him/her! Now, get on those belly epics, you're what, like 16 weeks now?! come on!

I'm crying here-I'm so excited for you!!!!! You are going to be THE best mom. I really wish we lived by you so I could get tips as well as stand back and admire. Also excited you're in Cincinnati. I've heard it's great there. Have u met Pete and heather Anderson? Fun friends of our from med school. Best of luck there!!!